Air-cock operator.



J. B. DOYLE.

AIR COCK OPERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-1, 1914.

1,142,683. Patented Juma 8,1915;

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' APPLICATION FILED SEPT- l. l9l4.

1,142,683. Patented June 8,1915.

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WITNESSES I INVENTOR fliznfiflo k f X By Xfii a p ATTORNEYS THE NORRISPETERS CO-. PHom-LITHQ, WASHINGTON; D. L

Jenn nenn rr E, HAMBURG, MI$$ISSIPBI AIR-COCK OPERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented June 8, 1915.

Appl a ion e Se em e 1, .1 Se tinel -859 7;-

o S th ea ah eh ar ad pt t p e when two cars are coupled together and eld when sa d a n oup n h a n iee o the invent n is to p o e means foraccomplishing these operations f m p eitien f safe y, n th s es of ecars.

7 A further object is to so construct the said tua ing m an a to b d yex ed t a y des red ope at ng po n r po nt A further object is toprovide means for automatically holding the airrcocks and ope ng means iany dj t d P si .A fu t e je t 0 eenn t he sa pe a ing mean w t h ir-e kas to P mit t e norm c a on t e e i A. further object is to provide, inconnec: on ith su h op t ng mean an e ble memb r which a m t of nne ionith an air-cock and the body of a car at the most ven en p nt and futher obje t a e to provide such devices which are simple in constructionand in installation, positive in action, capable of considerablelatitude in installation, and comparatively inexpensive; Y y n enti n isfully d s ribe in h l' wi g speei eeti n, of wh c th es e mpanyingdrawings form a part, in which like parts are designated by likereference char? ac o s in each o the v ews, n n. wh ch Figure 1 is aperspective view of the end of a railway car provided with my invention,according to one method ofinstallation; Fig, 2 is an enlarged,fragmentary, view of the c nne i n ith a ai e partlyin section; Fig. 3is a seotionaLdetached, view of a detail-which I employ; Fig. 4 is anenlarged, perspective, view of another detail; Fig. 5 is a similar viewof ill another deta and F g- 6 is n end view of a car provided with myinvention according to another method.

In Figs. 1 and 6 of the r w ngs 1 ha il us rated e p io 7 of a rai w yr, ing th draw-head 8,.the fixed tubi g 9- of he air-brake sy t m, the fexible hose 1 for ar enneet en, andithe i -c ck 11 con rolling thepassage of air through said hose, end 1 l e illustrate he m an l-Zfordre me th eenpl ng p n i e draw-heads o two cars, p

As s o n in F g- 2, t e s m 3 o the aircock 11 extends above the usualhandle 14,

' or is so extended if not so formed originally,

and the extended end is of angular form as shown at, 15 and is providedwith a transe e here 6, I

' Se ed en the em 13 s a ngularl socketed sleeve 17, held by means of apin 18, and the upper end of which is yokeheped a .1 o fo with t cros h20 and yoke 21 .on the rod 22, a universal joi and a d r d 2.2 c n ymeans of a uni ersal join 2 t an inclined e 24;, in turn connected, bymeans of a universal oint 25, with a horizontally arranged rod26rotata1olein cleats 27 secured to the 7 body of the car; the rod 26 isin turn connee ed, by me ns f a uni er a j nt with aninclined rod 29 inturn connected, y means of a un ver a joint 3 with a v rtical rod 31rotatable in cleats 82, Fig. 6, and prov ed i h a handle 3 at i lowerend whereby the rod 26 may be rotated, and thus the sleeve l' i andair-cock stem 13, in either di et e t I In ig.- 1 the rod 1 is a rangedo e to t e d -h ed, but on h side pp h position of the air-cock 11, inorder to allow a trainman to actuate said air-cock without the necessityfor reaching over the draw- ,head, this having resulted in manyaccidents, whereas in Fig. 6 the rod 31 is arranged close to the side ofthe car, whereby the trainman is not required to enter between cars toactuate the air-cock when they approach each other for coupling, thelatter arrangement requiring that therod 26 be longer than inthe formerarrangement.

In Fig. -l I have shown two additional operating handles .34; and 35,one at each side of the car, the former being secured toa vertical, rod36 rotatable in cleats 37 and joined, by means'of a universal joint 38,

with a rod 39 in turnjoined, by means of a locked to the rod 26 by meansof a bridge 43 of such dimensions as to permit free opera tion of theuniversal joint 25, and it will be seen that, if the handle 34: berevolved, the rod 26 is rotated accordingly, as is also the sleeve 17and stem 13 of the air-cock.

The handle 35 is secured to a vertical rod 7 4A rotatable in cleats 4:5and joined, by means of a universal joint 1-6, with a rod 47 in turnjoined, by means of a universal joint 8, with a horizontal rod 19rotatable in cleats 50 and secured to the rod 26 by means of a bridge 51in all respects similar to the bridge 43, and it will be seen thatactuation of the handle 35 also rotates the air-cock stemcorrespondingly.

In the arrangement illustrated in Fig. 1 three operating handles, 83, 31, and 35, are provided, but either 33 or 35 may be dispensed with, ifdesired, together with the connected parts, all or" said handles beingillustrated in order to demonstrate the adaptability of my invention tomeet different conditions, as I do not limit myself to any specificarrangement nor handle position, as the varying conditions met with mayrequire certain modifications over the forms shown and described.

As clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 5, and 6, 1 may bend any of the rodswhich are arranged close to the car body, but preferably thehorizontally arranged rods, to form a loop 52 of relatively shortradius, and over which bears a plate spring 53 secured to the body ofthe car, the function of said loop and spring being to hold'the device,as a whole, in either adjusted position, and thereby lock the air-cockin adjusted position, but I do not limit myself to the use thereof. 7

If the arrangement of the operating means for the coupling pin is suchas to render the sleeve 17 and connections too short, I may provide atelescopic construction of the rod 22, as shown in Fig. 3, two members541 and 55 telescoping one within another and each of which carries thecorresponding portion of the adjacent universal joint, and the movementof said members is limited by means of pins 56 slidable in slots 57.

It will thus be seen that I provide what may be termed an elasticcombination of articulated elements in operative connection with theair-cock 11, and adapted to be operated from a desired point or'from anyone of a plurality of desired points; the device is applicable to a carwithout any alteration in the latter;rthe inclined, articulated,

elements permitting the elements on the car body to be in a differentvertical plane than that of the air-cock; and it will be understood that1 may make changes in and modifications over the details shown anddescribed, within the scope of the following claims, without departingfrom the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. in combination with a railway car provided with an air-brake systemhaving an air-cock arranged at the end of said car; a socketed sleeveengaging said cock, a ver tical rod, a universal joint connecting saidsleeve and vertical rod, an inclined rod, a universal joint connectingsaid vertical and inclined rods, a horizontal rod carried by said car, auniversal joint connecting said inclined and horizontal rods, and meansfor rotating said horizontal rod and thereby said air-cock.

2. In combination with a railway car provided with an air-brake systemhaving an air-cock arranged at the end of said car; a socketed sleeveengaging said cock, a vertical rod, a universal joint connecting saidsleeve and vertical rod, an inclined rod, a universal joint connectingsaid-vertical and inclined rods, a horizontal rod carried by said car, auniversal joint connecting said inclined and horizontal rods, aninclined rod on said car, a vertical rod on said car, universal jointsconnecting said vertical and inclined rods and said inclined andhorizontal rods, and a handle on said last named vertical rod to actuatesaid air-cock.

3. In combination with a railway car provided with an air-brake systemhaving an air-cock arranged at the end of said car; a socketed sleeveengaging said cook, a vertical rod, an inclined rod, a horizontal rodcarried by the car, universal joints between said vertical and inclinedrods and between said inclined and horizontal rods, a handle connectedwith said horizontal rod to rotate the same to actuate said cock, andmeans for locking said horizontal rod in desired position.

a. In combination with a railway 'car provided with an air-brake systemhaving an air-cock arranged at the end'of said car; a socketed sleeveengaging said cock, a verti cal rod, an inclined rod, a horizontal rodcarried by said car, universal joints connecting said vertical andinclined rods and said inclined and horizontal rods, a handle connectedwith said horizontal rod, a supplemental horizontal rod carried by saidcar, a bridge spanning the joint between said inclined and first namedhorizontal rods and connecting said horizontal rods together, and ahandle on said supplemental horizontal rod. 7

5. In combination with a railway car provided with an air-brake systemhaving an air-cockarranged at the end of said car; a socketed sleeveengaging said cock, a vertical rod, an inclined rod, a horizontal rod1,142,683 f r i carried by said car, universal joints c0n In testimonywhereof I have signed my necting said vertical and inclined rods andname tothis specification in the presence of said inclined andhorizontal rods, a handle two subscribing'witnesses.

at each side of said car connected with said JOHN BARRETTE DOYLE.horizontal rod to actuate said cock, and Witnesses: V 7 means forlocking said horizontal rod in GILES JAMES HALFORD,

desired position. a 7 v WILLIAM LYOURGUS MAY.

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